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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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